2016 Geier avalanche

The 2016 Geier avalanche was an avalanche which occurred in Wattenberg, Austria, on 6 February 2016. Five people were killed (all Czechs), when the disaster struck in the 2,800-metre (9,200 ft) mountain range. The avalanche occurred shortly after midday near the mountain hut . This was one of 19 avalanches reported in Tyrol on 6 February. The avalanche risk level in Tyrol was three out of a possible five, deemed “considerable”.

2016 Geier avalanche

The 2016 Geier avalanche was an avalanche which occurred in Wattenberg, Austria, on 6 February 2016. Five people were killed (all Czechs), when the disaster struck in the 2,800-metre (9,200 ft) mountain range. The avalanche occurred shortly after midday near the mountain hut . This was one of 19 avalanches reported in Tyrol on 6 February. The avalanche risk level in Tyrol was three out of a possible five, deemed “considerable”.